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The challenge comes from distant history. To be precise from Archimedes, the mathematician, engineer, physicist, inventor and dreamer from Syracuse, to whom one of the most daring provocations of all times is attributed: “Give me a fulcrum and I will raise the world.”

To him, through to the end of January, in Milan, the Museum of Sciences and Technology Leonardo da Vinci dedicates “Eureka! The genius intuitions of Archimedes”, the very first solo show of the mysterious scientist from the 3rd century BC.

On show, twelve interactive areas, equipped with multimedia and audiovisual materials, dedicated to his life and his discoveries. Through the experiential value of the test-tested, the itinerary ranges from hydrostatics to mechanics, from geometry to mathematics, to astronomy.

Four thematic macro areas give an all-round account of Archimedes. On the one hand, the nebulous, intriguing biography of the man of a thousand questions that are still open; on the other, the exactness and enchantment of sciences. The formula chosen to explain both is the same: translate into simple words, few gestures, apparently complex machines, the design capacity and constructive imagination reached by the Hellenistic scientists. Archimedes in the first place.